Soya beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Soya beans — Yield was 1,117 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,117 kg/ha
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
25th
of 27 groups
All-time high
1,582 kg/ha
in 1982
All-time low
588.9 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Soya beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for soya beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 1,117 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, soya beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1,582 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 588.9 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Soya beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Soya beans — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 588.9 kg/ha —
1962 671 kg/ha +13.9%
1963 682.9 kg/ha +1.8%
1964 679.3 kg/ha -0.5%
1965 686.4 kg/ha +1.0%
1966 800.6 kg/ha +16.6%
1967 802.5 kg/ha +0.2%
1968 812.3 kg/ha +1.2%
1969 777.5 kg/ha -4.3%
1970 867.9 kg/ha +11.6%
1971 793 kg/ha -8.6%
1972 836 kg/ha +5.4%
1973 857.1 kg/ha +2.5%
1974 834.1 kg/ha -2.7%
1975 858.5 kg/ha +2.9%
1976 919.7 kg/ha +7.1%
1977 1,018 kg/ha +10.7%
1978 1,296 kg/ha +27.3%
1979 1,416 kg/ha +9.3%
1980 1,304 kg/ha -7.9%
1981 1,503 kg/ha +15.3%
1982 1,582 kg/ha +5.3%
1983 1,483 kg/ha -6.2%
1984 1,376 kg/ha -7.2%
1985 1,456 kg/ha +5.8%
1986 1,351 kg/ha -7.3%
1987 1,356 kg/ha +0.4%
1988 1,297 kg/ha -4.3%
1989 1,260 kg/ha -2.9%
1990 1,207 kg/ha -4.2%
1991 1,323 kg/ha +9.6%
1992 1,114 kg/ha -15.8%
1993 1,135 kg/ha +1.8%
1994 1,102 kg/ha -2.9%
1995 1,103 kg/ha +0.1%
1996 1,127 kg/ha +2.1%
1997 1,158 kg/ha +2.8%
1998 993.2 kg/ha -14.2%
1999 1,023 kg/ha +3.0%
2000 987.3 kg/ha -3.5%
2001 972.6 kg/ha -1.5%
2002 1,017 kg/ha +4.5%
2003 1,030 kg/ha +1.3%
2004 1,023 kg/ha -0.7%
2005 1,164 kg/ha +13.8%
2006 1,141 kg/ha -2.0%
2007 1,197 kg/ha +4.9%
2008 1,222 kg/ha +2.1%
2009 1,223 kg/ha +0.1%
2010 1,243 kg/ha +1.7%
2011 1,160 kg/ha -6.7%
2012 1,216 kg/ha +4.8%
2013 1,226 kg/ha +0.9%
2014 1,223 kg/ha -0.3%
2015 1,192 kg/ha -2.5%
2016 1,190 kg/ha -0.2%
2017 1,243 kg/ha +4.5%
2018 1,190 kg/ha -4.3%
2019 1,117 kg/ha -6.1%
2020 1,182 kg/ha +5.8%
2021 1,219 kg/ha +3.1%
2022 1,200 kg/ha -1.5%
2023 1,154 kg/ha -3.9%
2024 1,117 kg/ha -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 722.38 kg/ha 588.9 kg/ha 812.3 kg/ha 9
1970s 969.6 kg/ha 793 kg/ha 1,416 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,397 kg/ha 1,260 kg/ha 1,582 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,128 kg/ha 993.2 kg/ha 1,323 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,098 kg/ha 972.6 kg/ha 1,223 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,200 kg/ha 1,117 kg/ha 1,243 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,175 kg/ha 1,117 kg/ha 1,219 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 22 Poland 2,586 kg/ha compare
  2. 23 Yugoslav SFR 2,578 kg/ha compare
  3. 24 Colombia 2,524 kg/ha compare
  4. 25 Luxembourg 2,500 kg/ha compare
  5. 25 Nicaragua 2,500 kg/ha compare
  6. 27 Croatia 2,477 kg/ha compare
  7. 28 Ukraine 2,445 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is soya beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Soya beans — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1,117 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest soya beans — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,582 kg/ha in 1982.
What is the lowest soya beans — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 588.9 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for soya beans — yield?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 25th out of 27 groups with data for 2024.
Is soya beans — yield rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soya beans — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Soya beans — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 6,814 data points, 1961–2024
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